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Hannah

American

[han-uh] / ˈhæn ə /

noun

(in the Bible) the mother of Samuel.
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “grace.”

Hannah British

/ ˈhænə /

noun

Old Testament the woman who gave birth to Samuel (I Samuel 1–2)

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“I remember filming that scene and trying to be intimidating to Hannah Waddingham,” Reynolds says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“What’s especially notable is how financially prepared these buyers are,” Hannah Jones, a senior economist at Realtor.com, said in a statement of house hunters in the hot ZIP codes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Canadian designers Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran founded the label after meeting as fashion students in Montreal.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

Thirteen days after Hannah Stephenson stayed a night in a Travelodge hotel, she is still itching with red lumps over her body - a nightmare she would not wish on her "worst enemy".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Hannah screamed as she slammed her fists on the orange.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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